802.11N for MMO gaming?

It is generally ill advised to play an MMO over a wifi network due to the lag and network hiccups that result. Has anyone used Draft N for gaming? It seem reasonable that if you open the channel wide enough for HD streaming that game performance should improve as well.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

well i play combat arms which is a fun game online but yes wireless Draft N is much better i used to have an old laptop that a had only broadcom wireless b/g and wow was it slow then i bough a new laptop that had draft N way better performance overall i can actually play in my living room instead of playing next to the router and the game ran smooth as eggs WOW i said to myself i was doing so much better people started calling me hacker as u can see from my (SIG) at bottom........................

 

If you have full signal and full speed then you can easily play pretty much any game over wireless. The only issue I've ever had is that my ping is sometimes a bit to high (Add 5-50ms on average over a wire, normally in the 10-20ms range). For me I just string an ethernet cable when I need to, not much of a problem.

You won't however get far if your at the edge of your range with a router that has b/g/n all running since that will lower your performence. It can be done, but you need it to be pretty close to optimal still.

 

If you're using anything other than Wireless N (lose the "Draft" crap - it's in the final round of certification) for gaming, you're playing in the Dark Ages. WIth a proper N or Dual-Band N network, along with other "tools" to get rid of lag and increase throughput and performance, you'll see a major increase in your stats immediately. Unless you believe that gaming at 54mbps will help you beat someone else whose N Network is setup properly and getting 200mbps+ throughput speeds. On most days, my Dual-Band adapter allows me to average around 240-270mbps.

Wireless N was designed for streaming High Definition audio and video over a LAN - its very design is made for streaming game data.
Most lag problems come not only from network setup, but system resource management, network fragmentation problems, interference, and the user's own location and service. Priority access and Router Port management is another factor, particularly if the gaming system is sharing the network with other systems. Lags are inevitable if the game data stream is not setup for priority access to the Router. Ad d other setup mistakes and of course you're going to have problems.

For those who route their signals to an external monitor, the lag time between system and monitor can be quite long - anywhere from 10 - 100ms depending on the setup and length of cable. However, you can alleviate that little problem with an HDTV that has an installed gaming circuit that automatically removes the lag between system and monitor, or console and monitor. Anyone whose ever used the video calibration feature on Guitar Hero knows what I'm referring to.

My own Sharp Aquos 32" HD has a gaming circuit, and there is no lag at all when I'm connected to it and playing online. My entire network is Dual-Band N, and I saw a difference the day I set it up. All of my clients I have changed from G or B to N have also seen an immediate increase in network speed and when applicable, gaming performance.

Wireless N/Dual-Band N is a huge asset for any serious gamer, but if the gamer does not know how to setup their Router, adapters and Network properly, that's not the standard's or the network devices' fault. I've posted many articles with Router setups and other advice on how to speed up and increase network performance, generally to positive response. But there's always some clown who whines that learning Router setup is "too difficult". To that I can only say there are winners, and there are bullet sponges....

Some links to get your mind thinking:

UNDERSTANDING THROUGHPUT
SYSTEM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WHOLE NETWORK FRAGMENTATION